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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2025

'July effect' in management and outcomes of patients admitted with pulmonary embolism in the United States, 2016 to 2021.

Mridul Bansal, Aryan Mehta, D Lynn Morris, Chirag Mehta, Jacob C Jentzer, Sean van Diepen, J Dawn Abbott, Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula

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Mridul BansalDepartment of Medicine, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Aryan MehtaDepartment of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
D Lynn MorrisDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Chirag MehtaDepartment of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Jacob C JentzerDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Sean van DiepenDepartment of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
J Dawn AbbottCardiovascular Institute, Brown University Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Saraschandra VallabhajosyulaCardiovascular Institute, Brown University Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-8238

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This study sought to assess the outcomes of pulmonary embolism (PE) admissions at teaching and nonteaching hospitals in the month of July, when new trainees begin their training in the United States. Methods: During 2016-2021, adult (≥18 years) nonelective admissions with PE, admitted to urban teaching hospitals in the months of May and July, were identified using the National Inpatient Sample and compared to nonteaching admissions. Outcomes of interest included in-hospital mortality, complications, variations in management, total hospitalization costs, and hospitalization duration. Results: From January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2021, 164,244 PE admissions were identified in May and July to teaching (76.5%) and nonteaching (23.5%) hospitals. The May and July cohorts had comparable baseline characteristics at both teaching and nonteaching hospitals. The rates of organ failure, noncardiac and cardiac organ support, cardiogenic shock, and cardiac arrest were comparable across all four cohorts. Use of systemic thrombolysis (3.8% vs 3.1%; Conclusion: In this large 6-year US analysis, there were no differences in the outcomes of PE admissions to teaching and nonteaching hospitals in the months of May and July, arguing against the 'July effect.'

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Academic medicinecritical care cardiologyhealthcare outcomesJuly effectpulmonary embolism

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PMID40821483
PMCPMC12351753

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